爱尔兰两个主要的中右翼政党距离组建新联合政府更近了一步

爱尔兰两个主要的中右翼政党统一党和爱尔兰统一党通过获得一群保守派独立议员的支持，距离组建新的联合政府又近了一步。

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, Ireland's two main center-right parties, moved closer to forming a new coalition government on Wednesday by gaining the support of a group of conservative independent lawmakers.

爱尔兰两个主要的中右翼政党统一党和爱尔兰统一党周三获得了一群保守派独立议员的支持，距离组建新联合政府又近了一步。

The parties played a key role in electing an independent lawmaker, Verona Murphy, as the speaker of the lower house of parliament.

各党派在选举独立议员维罗纳·墨菲(Verona Murphy)担任议会下议院议长方面发挥了关键作用。

Fine Gael, led by Prime Minister Simon Harris, and Fianna Fail, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin, narrowly missed securing the 88 seats needed to form a majority government in the general election on November 29.

总理西蒙·哈里斯 (Simon Harris) 领导的统一党 (Fine Gael) 和副总理迈克尔·马丁 (Micheal Martin) 领导的统一党 (Fianna Fail) 在 11 月 29 日的大选中险些获得组建多数政府所需的 88 个席位。

With just two seats short, the parties are now focused on gaining the backing of either independent lawmakers or one of the smaller center-left parties, such as the Labour Party or the Social Democrats, to ensure a stable majority.

由于只剩下两个席位，各党派现在专注于获得独立立法者或工党或社会民主党等较小的中左翼政党之一的支持，以确保稳定的多数席位。

Talks are continuing with the center-left parties, but analysts suggest that the chances of securing support from independent lawmakers are higher.

与中左翼政党的谈判仍在继续，但分析人士表示，获得独立立法者支持的机会更大。

This speculation gained momentum on Wednesday when members of both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail backed Murphy, an independent member of the Regional Independent Group, to become the speaker of the lower house.

周三，统一党和共和党议员均支持地区独立集团独立成员墨菲担任下议院议长，这一猜测愈演愈烈。

The speaker role is one of the highest-paying positions in Irish politics.

议长职位是爱尔兰政治中薪酬最高的职位之一。

Ahead of the vote, Prime Minister Harris encouraged his party members to support Murphy as part of the effort to facilitate the formation of a new government.

在投票前，哈里斯总理鼓励他的党员支持墨菲，作为促进新政府组建的努力的一部分。

State broadcaster RTE has reported that this move signals the possibility of a coalition between Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Regional Independent Group.

国家广播公司 RTE 报道称，此举标志着统一党、共和党和地区独立组织之间可能结成联盟。

Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have expressed optimism about reaching an agreement on the new coalition government in the coming weeks, with hopes of finalizing a deal early next year.

统一党和共和党都对未来几周内就新联合政府达成协议表示乐观，并希望能在明年初敲定协议。